The mediating role of the novelty ecosystem between personality traits, entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial ambidexterity among small and medium enterprises

Samuel Mayanja (), Michael Omeke (), Josue Vajeru Tibamwenda (), Henry Mutebi () and Fredrick Mufta ()
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Samuel Mayanja: Cavendish University Uganda
Michael Omeke: Kyambogo University
Josue Vajeru Tibamwenda: Cavendish University Uganda
Henry Mutebi: Makerere University Business School
Fredrick Mufta: Cavendish University Uganda

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 379-395

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the mediating effect of the novelty ecosystem in the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial networking and entrepreneurial ambidexterity. Three hundred eighty-two SMEs in Kampala, Uganda, were studied to explore the influence of the novelty ecosystem. The results show that novelty ecosystem mediates the relationship between personality traits, entrepreneurial networking and entrepreneurial ambidexterity. This suggests that novelty ecosystem is a conduit through which personality traits and entrepreneurial networking relate to entrepreneurial ambidexterity. Business owners/managers should, therefore, create an enabling environment for employees to interact, learn from others through constructive feedback and tolerate learning through slip-ups and putting in place flexible policies to allow creativity. In effect, business owners/managers should create environments that are conducive to opportunity exploration, tension and exploitation.

Keywords: Personality traits; Novelty ecosystem; Entrepreneurial networks; Entrepreneurial ambidexterity; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s40497-021-00299-6

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